Apart from fantastic performances from its cast, especially Bomer and Patiño, Papi Chulo's biggest strength is the subtlety and grace with which it deals with the wide cross-section of issues it touches upon.

Despite telling a story of heartbreak, there's never a doubt about the love Butler has for everyone and every place on screen and it can't help but be infectious, starting with the removal of a tree that allows for so much more to bloom in its place.

While the director seems way off the mark with the suggestion that immigrants lack knowledge of world cuisine, the real failure to succeed in delivering a telling social critique comes down to the lack of enquiry into Ernesto's life.